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Ps 169 Sunset Park

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Ps 169 Sunset Park ranks 1096 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1096^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 169 Sunset Park is an elementary school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 834 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #15, which is ranked 401 out of 874 districts in the state.

Ps 169 Sunset Park has shown mixed academic performance, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math lower than the district and state averages, except for 4th grade Math where the school outperformed. However, the school stands out in its support for English Language Learner (ELL) and Homeless students, earning high ratings in these subgroups. The school serves a high-needs population, with 96.28% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite these challenges, Ps 169 Sunset Park has seen a significant increase in per-student spending, from $17,571 in 2020-2021 to $35,068 in 2023-2024, and maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio.

Compared to nearby schools in the same district, Ps 169 Sunset Park's academic performance is generally on par or slightly lower. However, the school's ability to support ELL and Homeless students sets it apart from many of its neighbors, such as Ps 958, Ps 1 Bergen (The), and Ps 131. The school's overall ranking has fluctuated over the years, suggesting some instability in academic performance, which may be related to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

755

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,671

Per pupil spending ?

96.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4305 7th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11232

(718) 853-3224

District: New York City Geographic District #15

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

58.8%

Hispanic:

37.1%

White:

3.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 59th percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New York median (55th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg69%

New York avg55%

1,096^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 25Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #15

401^st of 874New York City Geographic District #15 among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	1096 of 2445	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	988 of 2445	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.7	756 of 2439	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.6	858 of 2434	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.9	1678 of 2201	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	1462 of 2413	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	1474 of 2395	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.9	1399 of 2386	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.4	1384 of 2366	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	57.4	965 of 2352	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.2	997 of 2345	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.0	1149 of 2325	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	40.3	1551 of 2320	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.3	1646 of 2286	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.2	1823 of 2263	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.2	1866 of 2257	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.8	1830 of 2227	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.3	1734 of 2219	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.8	1663 of 2206	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	471 of 696	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	458 of 662	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	377 of 605	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	437 of 671	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.3	443 of 548	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	477 of 601	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	128 of 1117	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.6	189 of 1066	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	95 of 1001	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	81.9	91 of 1027	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	59.8	207 of 860	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	65.4	187 of 938	80.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	1088 of 2409	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.8	1075 of 2413	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	855 of 2403	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	939 of 2401	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.0	1437 of 1955	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	1594 of 2357	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	1520 of 2338	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	36.8	977 of 1531	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	950 of 1503	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.0	1192 of 1315	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	1171 of 1392	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	126 of 792	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	118 of 766	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	90.6	35 of 637	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	65.0	151 of 622	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	67.4	107 of 570	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	65.5	173 of 730	76.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	79.2	284 of 2078	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	324 of 2041	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	361 of 2099	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	33.4	1191 of 1678	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.3	787 of 2032	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.6	844 of 2045	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	1081 of 2407	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	902 of 2411	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.4	630 of 2400	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	65.0	766 of 2400	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.2	1154 of 1961	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	1309 of 2358	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	1379 of 2340	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	777 of 2134	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.3	967 of 2110	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	592 of 2016	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	57.5	587 of 2031	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	38.8	998 of 1859	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	1257 of 1941	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	21.4	1217 of 1408	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)89th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)86th percentile+27 vs school

Homeless (2025)84th percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2025)64th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile~ school

Female (2025)55th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)36th percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2025)32nd percentile-23 vs school

White (2018)14th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math68%+10 vs state

English Language Arts50%-5 vs state

Science43%~ state avg

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by a parent
Friday, June 2, 2017

The school has been very attentive to our family that was in a difficult situation. They were there when we needed them. I am forever grateful for their support. Ms. Kim and her team are very involved in all their families needs. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (2025)			NY State Assessments Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps 169 Sunset Park	Public	K-5	4305 7th Ave	Brooklyn	11232	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 853-3224	755	79	9.5	96.4%	23 (3.0%)	3 (0.4%)	280 (37.1%)	444 (58.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	53.8	1096^th of 2445 public elementary schools	55.2%		56.5	988^th of 2445 public elementary schools	59.6%	108	37.2	57.4	51.7	50.0	76.4	72.7	43.2	$37,671	$3,982	$33,689
School Of Creativity And Innovation (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	4513 8th Ave	Brooklyn	11220	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 419-6049	315	34	9.2	86.7%	23 (7.3%)	3 (1.0%)	148 (47.0%)	133 (42.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	70.9	665^th of 2445 public elementary schools	72.8%		62.3	845^th of 2445 public elementary schools	65.4%	180	50.0	56.7	78.8	73.0	70.6	75.8	66.7	$37,070	$2,319	$34,751
Ps 94 Henry Longfellow (The)	Public	K-5	5010 6th Ave	Brooklyn	11220	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 435-6034	819	80	10.1	98.2%	16 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	292 (35.7%)	510 (62.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.6	1048^th of 2445 public elementary schools	57.1%		64	799^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.3%	249	55.2	51.9	52.8	76.0	67.1	56.6	43.3	$33,393	$3,595	$29,798
Sunset Park Avenues Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4308 4th Ave	Brooklyn	11232	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 369-8330	337	30	11.2	80.1%	41 (12.2%)	3 (0.9%)	271 (80.4%)	15 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	34.2	1653^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	32.4%		25.3	1887^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.8%	234	47.4	50.0	40.0	56.8	50.9	36.6	35.0	$32,638	$3,002	$29,636
Ps 24	Public	PK, KG-5	427 38th St	Brooklyn	11232	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 832-9366	544	58	9.3	91.2%	30 (5.5%)	15 (2.8%)	467 (85.8%)	25 (4.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	24.9	1925^th of 2445 public elementary schools	21.3%		26	1872^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	23.4%	53	27.5	57.4	50.0	20.6	43.1	38.0	30.8	$43,867	$3,549	$40,317
Ps 958	Public	PK, KG-2	836-841 5th Ave	Brooklyn	11232	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(347) 305-6532	161	22	7.3	63.4%	30 (18.6%)	9 (5.6%)	92 (57.1%)	22 (13.7%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)								(n/a)								$59,722	$2,616	$57,107
Ps 1 Bergen (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	309 47th St	Brooklyn	11220	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 567-7661	660	62	10.6	92.0%	26 (3.9%)	7 (1.1%)	597 (90.5%)	29 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24.7	1932^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	21.0%		20.3	2053^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	16.0%	121	47.2	33.7	41.5	35.9	26.8	47.9	37.6	$34,384	$3,173	$31,211
Ps 131	Public	PK, KG-5	4305 Ft Hamilton Pkwy	Brooklyn	11219	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 431-1960	493	44	11.2	96.1%	40 (8.1%)	6 (1.2%)	266 (54.0%)	170 (34.5%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	52	1161^st of 2445 public elementary schools	52.5%		60.8	885^th of 2445 public elementary schools	63.8%	276	49.4	54.2	67.9	55.8	54.8	69.0	38.4	$33,850	$3,549	$30,301
Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	5323 5th Ave - 2nd Fl	Brooklyn	11220	Kings County	Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(917) 819-5337	435	42	10.3	91.7%	26 (6.0%)	12 (2.8%)	384 (88.3%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	58.7	968^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.4%		39.2	1480^th of 2445 public elementary schools	39.5%	512	58.2	50.7	71.4	75.9	62.3	58.9	42.1	$20,883	$1,151	$19,732
Ps 160 William T Sampson	Public	K-5	5105 Fort Hamilton Pkwy	Brooklyn	11219	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 438-0337	965	83	11.6	97.0%	33 (3.4%)	12 (1.2%)	85 (8.8%)	825 (85.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.6%)	79.2	446^th of 2445 public elementary schools	81.8%		82.3	375^th of 2445 public elementary schools	84.7%	71	59.9	63.7	75.2	78.6	80.3	85.3	66.0	$31,030	$2,914	$28,116

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 169 Sunset Park

How many students attend Ps 169 Sunset Park?

In the 2024-25 school year, 755 students attended Ps 169 Sunset Park.

Is Ps 169 Sunset Park a good school?

Ps 169 Sunset Park ranks 1096^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Ps 169 Sunset Park in?

New York City Geographic District #15

What is the racial makeup of Ps 169 Sunset Park?

Students at Ps 169 Sunset Park are 59% Asian, 37% Hispanic, 3% White.

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